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as in lingered
to move or act slowly
she ordered the kids to stop delaying and to get to bed
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as in deferred
to assign to a later time
our guests delayed their departure until after dinner
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as in belated
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Recent Examples of delayed
Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The atypical symptoms can lead to delayed or incorrect diagnosis.
—Health, 16 Aug. 2025
The series is currently slated to make its debut on CBS during the 2026-27 TV season, along with the delayed Einstein.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 Aug. 2025
Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
New natural gas plants are being delayed until the 2030s because of a 50-month backlog for natural gas turbines, and new nuclear power plants can take more than a decade to get off the ground.
—Brian Deese, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2025
For Russian President Vladimir Putin, who first proposed a western-route pipeline to China in 2006, the PoS-2 is a personal project long delayed by economics.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Because of this, detection of thermal runaway and firefighting measures may be delayed in flight, increasing the risk to safety.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Then that was delayed another day, giving the hotel 24 more hours to pay its debt.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
The federal probe into the collapse has been delayed several times.
—Jared Kofsky, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
The Justice Department in its June 2024 report on problems with policing in Phoenix found that police delayed medical assistance to people who appeared to be incapacitated as a result of the use of force by officers and used unreasonable force on people who had already been wounded by officers.
—Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Social media backlash and review-bombing are increasingly leading to books being delayed, revised, or canceled before release.
—Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
Factors such as the co-owner Cary Heizenrader's death contritubed to the delayed opening.
—Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The atypical symptoms can lead to delayed or incorrect diagnosis.
—Health, 16 Aug. 2025
The series is currently slated to make its debut on CBS during the 2026-27 TV season, along with the delayed Einstein.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 Aug. 2025
Adverb
Next, a series of lawsuits delayed construction.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
New natural gas plants are being delayed until the 2030s because of a 50-month backlog for natural gas turbines, and new nuclear power plants can take more than a decade to get off the ground.
—Brian Deese, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2025
For Russian President Vladimir Putin, who first proposed a western-route pipeline to China in 2006, the PoS-2 is a personal project long delayed by economics.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Because of this, detection of thermal runaway and firefighting measures may be delayed in flight, increasing the risk to safety.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Then that was delayed another day, giving the hotel 24 more hours to pay its debt.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
The federal probe into the collapse has been delayed several times.
—Jared Kofsky, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
The Justice Department in its June 2024 report on problems with policing in Phoenix found that police delayed medical assistance to people who appeared to be incapacitated as a result of the use of force by officers and used unreasonable force on people who had already been wounded by officers.
—Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Social media backlash and review-bombing are increasingly leading to books being delayed, revised, or canceled before release.
—Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delayed
Verb
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The same cautious and concerned mood that overshadowed the start of the Fall/Winter 2026-2027 denim season in April lingered through to its final event.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Sep. 2025
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But inside, the pain of tumbling from first to 19th lingered.—
Zach Sweet,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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Regardless of whether these candidates are added to the roster, Cassidy has called for the ACIP meeting scheduled for September 18 and 19 to be postponed.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Kaiser Family Foundation estimates that in 2024, nearly one in four adults postponed receiving health care because of the cost.—
Megan Garnai,
IndyStar,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Then, at the end of the episode, Slightly pulls Arthur’s body into a ventilation shaft, in what could be a belated act of regret or an attempt to preserve a Xenomorph host body before any other aliens can eat it.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Scrambling to recall a few staff and issue some belated funding is just window dressing.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Homeland Security officials said Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez resisted arrest and dragged an officer in his car.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a man who resisted arrest and dragged the officer during a vehicle stop in a Chicago suburb Friday morning, according to the Department of Homeland Security.—
Priscilla Alvarez,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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The grant was awarded, and later Julien went before the Miami-Dade County Commission and persuaded them to build a cultural arts center, not just another teen center where children were babysat while their dreams of the arts were being deferred.—
BEA L. HINES,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Projects will be deferred or canceled, expansions will be rethought, hours and services will be reduced and prices will be pushed up for residents and visitors.—
Mark Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Elon Musk has been booted from his spot as the world's richest person, according to Bloomberg's latest ranking.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Bowlan, who was a second-round pick in the 2018 MLB Draft, will need to do his part in helping the team make a late run.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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One roach crawled on the floor by the prep table.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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Insects crawled through clinical areas, and staff food was stored alongside medical supplies.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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No movie poked holes in the stereotypical puffy rock-star ego more effectively than Spinal Tap did, and there are legions of fans who have the film almost completely memorized.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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After the cyberstalking ordeal came to an end and started making national news, the Wilsons poked fun at Kendra's fate by dressing up a scarecrow in a prison jumpsuit with a mask of her mugshot over its face, per The Cut.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Delayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delayed. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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